Category: Stories
Work stops work!
I’m currently working of the finished artwork for my forthcoming middle-grade novel, Walker – the boy who can talk to dogs. It’s a bit of a thriller and adventure and has lot and lots of dogs in it! I love it and am putting together the the beginnings of Walker’s next adventure while I’m doing…
Is Julian Assange the New Pandora?
A strange thing happened when I successfully launched my picture book, Pandora, on Kickstarter this year. Kickstarter is a crowd-funding site, where people can pledge to support a project to allow the creator time and funds to complete it. Flushed with success, I contacted all the people in the Cherished Supporters tier, asking them for…
How to Draw & Paint the Olive Tree From Pandora
This video shows you how I drew and painted in watercolour the olive tree that appears a fe times in my recent children’s picture book, Pandora. A longish video with a lot of chat about drawing, painting, illustration and making picture books. The tree is a recurring theme in the book. I wanted something to…